First pick
Milne Dam Conservation Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
129 ha10.4 km of path
2 h 20 minto walk all 10.4 km of path
2.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Rouge Valley Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Silver Dovelet · CC BY-SA 3.010%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Box Grove · parks, protected land & trails
Step out of Box Grove and you are in Rouge National Urban Park
Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 10% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. For a provincial park, Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park lies 18 km off. 2 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Seaton Hiking Trail and Villages & Valley (foot).
Protected land
10%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
15
within 10 km, 4 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
At the edge
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
18 km
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
Walking routes
2
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
Where Box Grove stands out outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Next to a national parkRouge National Urban Park starts at the edge of townProtected land all round10% of the land within 10 km, more than 85% of Canadian towns
Box Grove is strongest on Rouge National Urban Park on its doorstep, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Box Grove, set against Canadian towns
Each figure against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (not city hubs or reserves), with the town marked and the typical one’s line. There is no Outdoors grade for Canadian towns; the figures stand beside the country’s towns of 2,500+ without a letter.
Protected within 10 km10%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town18%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas4Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes2Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Box Grove comes 4th of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (24,266 to 26,862 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Protected within 10 km
Box Grove10%
Towns its size3.2%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Box Grove4
Towns its size5
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Box Grove2
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Box Grove’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 3 of 39 top it. For public protected areas, though, 21 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sept-Îles QC | 24% | 33% | 64 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | White Rock BC | 22% | 0.2% | 101 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Loyola QC | 14% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Box Grove ON | 10% | 18% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | L'Assomption QC | 8.5% | 0.4% | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Foothills County AB | 7.8% | 7.5% | 29 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows ON | 6.3% | 4.2% | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Outremont QC | 5.9% | 0.1% | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Candiac QC | 5.8% | 0% | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Morningside Heights ON | 5.7% | 4.1% | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Cartierville QC | 5.6% | 19% | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Kingston NS | 4.8% | 3.1% | 30 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Mile End QC | 4.5% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville QC | 4.4% | 20% | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Milliken ON | 4.4% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Angus ON | 4.3% | 0.2% | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Beloeil QC | 3.6% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Agincourt South-Malvern West ON | 3.5% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Malvern East ON | 3.4% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Woburn North ON | 3.2% | 5.1% | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Sheldon ON | 3.1% | 0.3% | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Dorset Park ON | 2.5% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | West London ON | 2.4% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Wellington Place ON | 2.2% | 0% | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 25 | Lunenburg NS | 2.1% | 1.7% | 140 | 5 | 33 |
| 26 | Westminster-Branson ON | 1.7% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Fort St. John BC | 1.4% | 0% | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Sault-au-Récollet QC | 1.3% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mount Pearl NL | 1.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Paradise NL | 0.8% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 31 | Oro-Medonte ON | 0.6% | 0.6% | 32 | 4 | 18 |
| 32 | Grande Prairie County No. 1 AB | 0.6% | 0.7% | 33 | 1 | 56 |
| 33 | Beltline AB | 0.5% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Strathroy ON | 0.4% | 0.4% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Saint-Lin--Laurentides QC | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Stonegate-Queensway ON | 0.3% | 0.6% | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 37 | Kingsville ON | 0.1% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | Tecumseh ON | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Beaumont AB | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Panorama Hills AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Box Grove on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The neighbourhood’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
27 named parks and woods to walk in near Box Grove
The biggest is Milne Dam Conservation Park, 129 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
27 named parks and woods, 400 ha in all
Parks & gardens 251 haWoods 149 ha
The bulk, 70%, is Rouge National Urban Park, Woodland Area and Milne Dam Conservation Park.
Rouge National Urban Park, Woodland Area
Wood or forest
149 ha5.8 km of path
1 h 15 minto walk all 5.8 km of path
3.1 km eastfrom the centre
Monarch TrailTanglewood TrailTanglewood Trail/Monarch Trail+2 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Rouge Valley Park
Park or garden
43 ha3.3 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.3 km of path
1.9 km north-westfrom the centre
Rouge Valley Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Rouge National Urban Park (Bob Hunter Memorial)
Park or garden
21 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
2.6 km eastfrom the centre
Monarch TrailTallgrass Trek
Directionsto a point inside
Box Grove Community Park
Park or garden
13 ha1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
1.3 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Fairview Vista Park
Park or garden
7.3 ha2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Box Grove
Rouge Valley Trail
Directionsto a point inside
Elson Park
Park or garden
6.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2.5 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Cedarwood Park
Park or garden
3.8 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
1.5 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 27 named parks and green spaces
Milne Dam Conservation ParkPark or garden · 129 ha · 10.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRouge National Urban Park, Woodland AreaWood or forest · 149 ha · 5.8 km of path
DirectionsRouge Valley ParkPark or garden · 43 ha · 3.3 km of path
DirectionsRouge National Urban Park (Bob Hunter Memorial)Park or garden · 21 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsBox Grove Community ParkPark or garden · 13 ha · 1.8 km of path
DirectionsFairview Vista ParkPark or garden · 7.3 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsElson ParkPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsCedarwood ParkPark or garden · 3.8 ha · 1.3 km of path
DirectionsLegacy ParkPark or garden · 4.0 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsRoxbury ParkPark or garden · 3.6 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsHarmony ParkPark or garden · 2.6 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsRiverwalk ParkPark or garden · 2.8 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsTomlinson ParkPark or garden · 2.1 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsArmstrong ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha
DirectionsCedar Grove ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha
DirectionsOld Mill Pond ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsBox Grove Community CentrePark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsUnity ParkPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsJohn Daniels ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsSherwood ForestPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsShania Johnston ParkettePark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsViola Gamble ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsSparta Woods ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsKentville ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsLewis Burkholder ParkettePark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCollingham ParkettePark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsMcCowan Freeman ParkettePark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, commons and woods with a name, in the town or within 400 m, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Sizes are the mapped outline’s.
Close to home
A park is within a short walk for 6 in 10 in Box Grove
Residents of each 2021 dissemination area, at a point inside it, within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of a park or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Within 400 m (62%)Further (38%)
Box Grove62%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
About 10,000 residents live further than 400 m from one. The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this.
Protected areas
10% of the country within 10 km of Box Grove is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Box Grove18%
Within 10 km10%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Of those 15, 4 are public and the remainder private. Rouge National Urban Park leads for size with 4,551 ha. 11 more areas are private land or have no recorded public owner: counted, not named.
Rouge National Urban ParkNational urban park · 4,551 ha · reaches Box Grove
Bob Hunter ParkNature reserve · 18 ha · 5.8 km from the edge of town
Lower Highland Creek-Lower Highland Creek RavineNature reserve · 60 ha · 9.1 km from the edge of town
Beaver GreenwayNature reserve · 29 ha · 9.6 km from the edge of town
Source: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
National & provincial parks
The parks within reach of Box Grove
National parks (Parks Canada) and provincial or territorial parks by direction and distance from the town’s edge: every one within 10 km, and the nearest of each within 100 km.
National parkProvincial park
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
At the edge46 km²since 2015
Provincial park
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
18 km north-east5.3 km²since 2024
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
73 km of paths in and around Box Grove
OpenStreetMap footpaths, paths, bridleways and steps, and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it; woods as mapped (landuse=forest, natural=wood).
Footpaths
73 km
in and around the town (49.5 km²)
Woodland
12%
about 5.8 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Box GroveTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths1.5
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Box GroveTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland12%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 55% of Canadian towns. For path density, 52% of Canadian towns do better.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
2 walking routes near Box Grove
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
LocalOther waymarked
Seaton Hiking Trail12.5 km
Villages & Valley (foot)12.4 km
The Seaton Hiking Trail is the big one locally: 12.5 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Box Grove is best on foot in May and July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Toronto Buttonville (Airport), 10 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 64 | 51 | 52 | 79 | 80 | 87 | 85 | 72 | 83 | 71 | 77 | 63 |
Snow totals about 146 cm a year. Rain and snow peak in June (87 mm) and ease in February (51 mm). Highs peak near 27 °C in July and fall to -2 °C in January. The climate in Box Grove →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Box Grove
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Beach water tests aren’t published as open data across Canada, so swimming advisories come from the local health unit.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Box Grove: one viewpoint on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
The most common are playgrounds: 95 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Bob Hunter Memorial Parkin town
DirectionsPicnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 95
Pris-T-gis Playground2.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 94 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Cornell Community Dog Park1.4 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Milliken Park, 1.4 km from Box Grove, is the garden to visit
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Milliken ParkGarden or park · 1.4 km from town
DirectionsSources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Box Grove
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
Vinegar HillMarkham VillageCornellMount JoyHagerman's CornersMorningside HeightsBox Grove
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Grove | 10% | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| Vinegar Hill 1.8 km | 8.7% | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Markham Village 3.2 km | 9.8% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Cornell 4.0 km | 12% | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Mount Joy 4.1 km | 10% | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Hagerman's Corners 4.3 km | 6.4% | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| Morningside Heights 4.6 km | 5.7% | 16 | 0 | 6 |
None of its neighbours has twice the protected land around it that Box Grove has.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Protected land. The 10 km band starts at the town’s outline, not its centre, so a large municipality reaches further than a small town.
Questions about the outdoors in Box Grove
What walking routes are near Box Grove?
The Seaton Hiking Trail and Villages & Valley (foot), among the routes mapped within 2 km.
What is the nearest beach to Box Grove?
One beach is mapped within 5 km, though without a name.
What is the nearest national park to Box Grove?
Yes: Rouge National Urban Park reaches the edge of Box Grove.
Are there protected areas near Box Grove?
Within 10 km, 10% of the land lies in protected areas.
What is the nearest provincial park to Box Grove?
Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park, 18 km from the edge of town.
What is the largest protected area near Box Grove?
Rouge National Urban Park, a national urban park of 4,551 ha.
When is the best time for walking in Box Grove?
On the normals, May and July to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Where Box Grove’s outdoors figures come from
Protected areas: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2026: every area within 10 km and the nearest national and provincial parks, measured outline to outline.
Walking routes and beaches: OpenStreetMap, November 2026: named hiking, foot and walking route relations within 2 km and beaches within 5 km.
Towns: Statistics Canada 2021 Census boundaries and populations; the comparison is the Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, not city hubs or reserves.
When to go: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, from the nearest station that publishes them.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
Green space, paths, woods, things to do: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik’s Canada extract), November 2026: parks, gardens, playing fields, woods, footpaths, the coastline and things to do in and around each town.
Residents: Statistics Canada 2021 Census dissemination areas (population, boundaries), each at a point inside it.
Walking routes and beaches © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Not on this page: trailheads and trail grades, and beach water quality. No open Canadian dataset gives these for every town yet.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).